Gives Pilots Unprecedented Intuitive Situational Awareness
A new new ADS-B traffic and weather display, with 3D traffic,
subscription-free weather, and control inputs for the UAT
(Universal Access Transceiver) has been introduced by SkyVision
Xtreme, LLC. The "Xtreme Vision" display system can collect and
display all information provided by the ADS-B system (through
connection with an ADS-B UAT), including highly accurate traffic,
allowing it to be displayed in 3D (patent pending), in addition to
the 2D top-view that traditional traffic displays use.
The 3D traffic display only requires a glance to discern traffic
target proximity, direction of travel, and relative altitude. If
the traffic is ADS-B equipped, it will also visually display the
traffic type, e.g. large or small aircraft, an airship, or a
rotorcraft, ground vehicle, etc. This gives pilots a
near-instantaneous intuitive situational awareness to reduce
heads-down time, and assist "See and Avoid." In addition,
human-voice audio alerts notify pilots of traffic threats, with
distance, direction, and altitude callouts.
Datalink weather is ubiquitous in the cockpit recently, and the
FAA provides subscription-free weather via ADS-B. Xtreme Vision is
the first ADS-B display to offer pilots all of the weather products
provided via ADS-B. These products include, but are not limited to:
Regional NEXRAD, Nationwide NEXRAD, METARs, TAFs, SIGMETs, PIREPs,
NOTAMs, TFRs, Winds Aloft, and Temperature Aloft. The Xtreme Vision
display will display ADS-B weather at no additional cost.
Another unique feature of the Xtreme Vision display is that it
can be used to control the transmit data of the ADS-B Transceiver
(which is a FAA requirement). For any pilot to receive the full
benefit of ADS-B, they must transmit an acceptable ADS-B signal
back to ATC which includes an appropriate squawk code. This
transmission not only increases air safety by helping ATC and other
aircraft know your position, it also triggers ADS-B ground stations
to broadcast traffic data to you.
"Xtreme Vision was created to dramatically improve air safety
for the General Aviation pilot, said SkyVision Xtreme co-founder
Harry Sanders. "Our company is dedicated to providing low-cost
solutions which offer unprecedented situational awareness, taking
full advantage of NEXTGEN technologies for the GA pilot's
benefit."
Bill Moffitt, President of NavWorx, Inc. commented, "NavWorx has
been a partner with SkyVision since the outset of ADS-B. Our
products are complementary and take full advantage of the current
state of ADS-B development. With a NavWorx transceiver, ADS-B
information, including TIS-B traffic and FIS-B weather, can be
displayed on a variety of displays found in many cockpits. With
SkyVision's Xtreme Vision software, this information goes one step
further by displaying traffic in 3D. Additionally, its portability
makes it applicable today for use in any aircraft."
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